A Rogue Gene Explains Mysterious Cases of Diabetes and Epilepsy in Newborns
Credit: Wikimedia Commons When six infants around the world were diagnosed with an odd trio of symptoms (diabetes,…
Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters | MIT News
Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections,…
Sleep-like brain waves persist in isolated cortex of epilepsy patients
Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a…
New European trial tests subcutaneous EEG technology for people with epilepsy
A new clinical trial co-led by researchers at FutureNeuro and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is…
Caraway seeds inspire new seizure-fighting medicines
A UNLV-led team of researchers has co-opted a common kitchen spice to create a new class of cannabidiol…
Precision targeting of the centromedian nucleus offers hope for people with drug-resistant epilepsy
It is estimated that one-third of the 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy are resistant to anti-seizure medications.…